Kumara Day School
Kumara Day School is a licensed child care center in Mill Valley, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1983. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 17 centers in Mill Valley and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the above by having one child without visual supervision by a teacher, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above ,which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kumara Day School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kumara Day School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Kumara Day School compare with other daycares in Mill Valley?
It is tied for #14 of 17 centers in Mill Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kumara Day School last inspected?
Apr 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kumara Day School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kumara Day School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Marin County, which includes Mill Valley, was $1,683 a month for preschoolers (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kumara Day School?
The licensee is Wende Kumara, and the administrator listed with the state is Rosario Martel Knutson.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 210104612 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.